latelenovela Chapter 351: The man in bed cannot be trusted
Chapter 351: The man in bed cannot be trusted
After Xie Qingrou arrived in Dongli Kingdom, they married immediately. Not long after, the Second Prince and her childhood sweetheart, the Prime Minister's daughter, also married. Living together in the palace, under the same roof, they saw each other frequently, and it was inevitable that they had some relationship with the younger brother's wife.
[Not long after, King Dongli handed over the throne to the eldest prince, and he became the emperor emeritus.]
After ascending to the throne, the eldest prince was unwilling to simply have sex with his younger brother's wife. After all, infidelity can easily lead to excessive behavior. Therefore, the eldest prince often transferred his younger brother out of the office under the pretext of official duties in order to have an affair.
As for Xie Qingrou, she hadn't been treated unfairly or restricted since marrying into the Dongli Kingdom. She wasn't content to stay in the harem, often helping out with some affairs, and she didn't care that the King of Dongli had gone to such great lengths to get Xie Qingrou out.
In the first year after Xie Qingrou married into the Dongli Kingdom, a severe drought struck. The Second Prince was assigned by the King of Dongli to provide disaster relief. Xie Qingrou was not idle, leading the palace servants to the disaster relief site and distributing porridge with everyone. At the time, there were not enough medicinal materials, so Xie Qingrou went to the temple to get some. She happened to run into the Second Prince, who was also going to the temple to get herbs. Unfortunately, the weather suddenly started to rain heavily, and the two were trapped in the temple. After spending time together, they appreciated each other. After the rain stopped, they returned with the herbs and found themselves together, a good husband and wife, tumbling in bed.
Not long after the drought ended, Xie Qingrou and the Crown Princess became pregnant almost simultaneously. However, the Crown Princess wasn't carrying the Second Prince's child, but rather our Prince of Dongli's. However, no one else knew except the two people who knew at the time. The simultaneous pregnancies delighted the Emperor, and the entire nation celebrated. The following June, both gave birth, with the Crown Princess giving birth first to a son. The Emperor was delighted and rewarded the Crown Princess with many fine gifts. Even the current Prince of Dongli secretly sent her a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry.
After waiting for another half a month, Xie Qingrou finally gave birth to a boy. When the princess found out, she immediately felt a sense of crisis. Since both were Prince Dongli's children, Xie Qingrou giving birth to a boy would undoubtedly be a threat to her child. That would prevent his son from ascending the throne. After all, Prince Dongli had promised her that he would make their child the crown prince.
[I believe what a man says in bed, especially when he's a scumbag.]
Xie Qingrou not only believed it, but also took it seriously, even considering Xie Qingrou and her son as a threat. She knew clearly that as long as Xie Qingrou's son was alive, the emperor would never make their son the crown prince. After all, Xie Qingrou had the entire Jin State behind her.
[I'm about to get a pillow just as I'm dozing off. Chickenpox has broken out in Dongli, and the people are infected on a large scale, with some dying from it. Fortunately, no one in the palace has been infected yet, but some people are malicious.]
The princess consort had her maids search outside the palace for clothes worn by someone who had chickenpox, and secretly gave them to the wet nurse who cared for Xie Qingrou's son. After all, the wet nurse was constantly in contact with the child, and soon both she and the child contracted chickenpox. The child was too young at the time, and even with the imperial physician's treatment, he didn't survive. Xie Qingrou lived in self-blame for this, blaming herself for not taking good care of the child, which led to the child contracting chickenpox from the wet nurse.
For a long time afterwards, Xie Qingrou had no desire to contact the King of Dongli, nor to have any more children. She spent her days teaching the people of Dongli farming techniques, as well as weaving and embroidery skills. Her life was quite fulfilling. During this time, she also frequently met with the Second Prince, who would inevitably offer her some advice. Over time, she began to develop a favorable impression of him.
[Until half a year ago, Xie Qingrou returned from outside the palace. She had an important matter to discuss with Prince Dongli. Before she even entered, she overheard Prince Dongli and a woman. She didn't want Prince Dongli to touch her, but Prince Dongli was a man and always looked for women. He had slept with almost all the palace maids in their courtyard, and he didn't dare touch the palace maids she brought with him.]
Xie Qingrou didn't take it seriously and was about to leave when she heard the Prince's wife's voice. She asked the Prince of Dongli about the crown prince and their child. They also told her the truth about Xie Qingrou's child's death from chickenpox. Xie Qingrou had heard from the palace servants that the Prince's wife and the Prince of Dongli had a past affair. What she hadn't expected was that they had even conceived a child. Not only that, but her child was also killed by the Prince's wife in a fight for the crown prince position. She had always believed that she had not taken good care of the child, which led to the child being infected with chickenpox by the wet nurse at birth.
Unexpectedly, this was the result of the princess's scheme. Xie Qingrou couldn't stand it and rushed into the room.
The two people who were having an affair in the room were startled by Xie Qingrou. Before they could react, Xie Qingrou drew her sword and pierced the heart of the prince's wife. Prince Dongli was horrified by Xie Qingrou's action, especially seeing a living being die in front of him.
[Prince Dongli was so frightened that he fell ill. He was ill for nearly a month, and when he woke up, his health was getting worse day by day.]
[After the Emperor learned that the Princess had killed Xie Qingrou's child, he was not only angry but also afraid that the State of Jin would investigate. Not only did he not investigate the matter of Xie Qingrou killing the Princess, he also tried every possible way to conceal it.]
[The only thing the emperor said to the public was that the princess had died suddenly of an illness. As for the palace maids who knew that the princess had killed Xie Qingrou's child, they were killed by the emperor to silence them, so as to prevent the news from being leaked and the Jin State from pursuing them.]
[Even though they were blocking the news, Xie Ci'an's spies in Dongli Country didn't know about it, so no news came back.]
Xie Qingrou was completely heartbroken by this incident. For the past six months, she had not stayed in the Dongli Kingdom Palace, but instead chose to travel around. In fact, she had already arrived in Jin Kingdom two months ago, but she was just traveling around and had not returned to the palace.
[Now that I'm really bored, I've chosen to return to the palace.]
The Dongli Palace is now in chaos. After being frightened, the Dongli King has been living in a daze, uninterested in state affairs. The Second Prince is still patrolling the border and hasn't returned yet. Even if the Second Prince wanted to return, it wouldn't be easy. Currently, the Prime Minister controls the government. It's unknown when he stole some military power from the Dongli King in order to support his grandson's ascension to the throne. He controls the government.
In fact, the Prince of Dongli's health is deteriorating day by day, thanks in part to the Prime Minister. Since the Prime Minister wants to support her grandson to ascend the throne and control the government, she must first find a way to eliminate the current Prince of Dongli. So, she bribed the Prince of Dongli's maids and gave him a chronic poison. As a result, the Prince of Dongli's mental state is deteriorating day by day. He also controlled the Emperor Emeritus and deliberately suppressed the news to prevent the Second Prince from knowing. Even if the Second Prince knew, he wouldn't be afraid. He set up ambushes on the Second Prince's way back.